The evening’s main card airs on pay-per-view. However, Phan vs. Grice is expected to take place on the evening’s preliminary card.

Phan recently avoided a UFC release despite his second straight loss under the organization’s banner. Phan, a semifinalist on “The Ultimate Fighter 12,” suffered a controversial split-decision loss to Leonard Garcia at the show’s live finale back in December. And then this past weekend, Mike Brown bested him via unanimous decision. Phan now has lost four of his past five fights and finds himself in a must-win situation.

Grice, meanwhile, recently returned to the UFC on the heels of a four-fight win streak on the Oklahoma fight circuit. However, Grice, a four-time state high-school wrestling champion who went 1-3 in his first UFC stint, suffered a vicious TKO loss to Ricardo Lamas at UFC on Versus 4 back in June.

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